Package-tie.



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APPLICATION ElLED N.0V.26, 915

1,200,012. Patented oet. 3,1916.

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UfZNiED STATES PATENT o JOI-IN W. OLDHAM, 0F WANETTE, OKLAHOMA, ASSIGNOR`OF ONE-HALF T0 SAMUEL J. WEAVER, 0F WANETTE, OKLAHOMA.

PACKAGE-TIE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed November 26, 1915. Serial No. 63,474.

To all whom t 'may concern.'

Be it known that I, JOI-IN W. OLDHAM, citizen of the United States,residing at l/Vanette, in the county of Pottawatomie and State ofOklahoma, have invented new and useful Improvements in Package-Ties, ofwhich the following is a specification.

The device which is the subject-matter of the present application forpatent is designed more particularly for tying packages of letters andother mail matter, although it is not limited to such use, but may beemployed for tying any other packages.

The object of the invention is to provide a device of the kind statedwhich is simple in construction, which can be'easily and quicklyapplied, and which will vsecurely hold the package or bundle of lettersor other articles.

With the object stated in view, the invention consists in a novelcombination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter described andclaimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawing in which-Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the application of the invention;Fig. 2 is a central longitudinal section of a device for securing theends of the cord whereby the package is tied; Fig. 3 is a longitudinalsection of said device in a plane at right angles to the precedingview', and Fig. 4 is a side elevation of the device, partly in section,showing the spring latch.

Referring specifically to the drawing, 5 denotes the package-to whichthe tie device is applied, said device comprising a cord, band orsimilar member 6 which is passed around the package in two directions. Adevice is provided for enabling the cord to'be passed around the packagein this manner and tightened up, and a fastener is applied to the endsof the cord for holdpackage.

The device for holding the cord 6 around the package 5 comprises a clipconsisting of 'a small metallic plate 7 having its ends rolled intoguide eyes 8. The clips are diagonally and centrally positioned, and thecord passes through the eyes 8 from one clip to the other in suchamanner that it lng the same tightly drawn around the is carried aroundthe package in two direc'- tions. The cord passes loosely through theeyes 8 so that it may be tightened by aV pull on its ends.

The device for securing the ends of the cord 6r comprises a cylindricalmember 9 p having two external, diametrically opposite grooves 10 inwhich the respective ends of the cord 6 are adapted to be placed. On themember 9 is slidably mounted, in the direction of the length thereof, asleeve 11. It will be noted that the grooves taper or gradually decreasein depth and width toward one end thereof to produce a wedging Patentedoet. s, 1916.

The sleeve 11 is locked in clamping posiv tion by a spring latch 12carried by the member` 9 and seating in a longitudinal slot 13 in thesleeve. Before the sleeve can be retracted to release the cord ends, thelatch must be depressed suficiently to 'clear the sleeve, the memberQ,opposite the latch having a recess 14 to enable thel latch to be de-`pressed sufliciently to clear the sleeve. The member 9 also carriesdiametrically opposite, outstanding pins 15 seating in longitudinalslots 16 in the sleeve 11, whereby relative rotary movement of themember and the, sleeve is prevented.

' The end of the member 9, at the smaller ends of the grooves 10,carries an eye 17 through which the cord 6 is passed before entering thegrooves 10, the cord being crossed in the eye, so that when the two endsof the oord are given a pull the cord will be tightly drawn around thepackage.

It will be seen from the foregoing that the device can be easily andquickly applied to the package and adjusted to tie the same, and it canalso be readily removed so that it may be used again on other packages.the direction of the length thereof Jfor I claim: Wedging the cord endsin the smaller ends A cord fastener comprising a member havof thegrooves, and means for looking the 10 ing external longitudinal groovesin which sleeve on the member.

' 5 the cord `ends are adapted to seat, said In testimony whereof Iaflix my signature.

grooves tapering toward one end, a sleeve mounted on the member adaptedto slide in JOHN W. @LDI-IAM.

copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C.

